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Washington’s Jennifer King Becomes NFL’s First Black Female Assistant Position Coach

January 26, 2021 admin 0

– BY JUSTINE COLEMAN  – (Source: www.thehill.com)  -The Washington Football Team named Jennifer King as its assistant running backs coach on Tuesday, making her the NFL’s first Black female assistant position coach. King will join the full-time […]

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First Tee Launches Rising Star Initiative to Inspire Urban Youth With Golf and Opportunities

January 25, 2021 admin 0

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida – “I hope you join me and discover the opportunities that the game of golf and First Tee can provide to you…Today, you took your first step towards First Tee. Keep […]

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Another Viewpoint – Talking “All-Time Greats” With The Grandkids

January 25, 2021 admin 0

AFRO — By Tim Lacy, Special to the AFRO – LeBron James can’t seem to stay off of this page, but this time he brought Michael Jordan along. I am sure you have guessed there […]

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Hank Aaron, Baseball Legend & Home Run King, Passes Away At 86

January 22, 2021 Staff 0

by Brandon Caldwell (AP) Baseball has its icons and its legends. There’s the Babe, there’s Willie but there’s only one “Hammerin” Hank. Hank Aaron, a civil rights legend and the home run king of baseball, […]

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Comcast Names Michael Parker as Top Beltway Region Executive

January 20, 2021 admin 0

By WI Web Staff – (Source: www.washingtoninformer.com) – Comcast has named Michael Parker, a graduate of the Officer Candidates School in Quantico, Va., as its top Beltway region executive. In his new capacity, Parker, a […]

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Fans Stunned By Nonsensical Take Offered Up By Randy Moss About Jacksonville, Urban Meyer

January 19, 2021 admin 0

BY DOUGLAS CHARLES – (Source: www.brobible.com) – 43-year-old NFL Hall of Famer Randy Moss is becoming quite the football pundit these days. Four-plus years into his run working for ESPN as an NFL analyst, the six-time Pro Bowler […]

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Heisman Trophy: Devonta Smith Wins Over UF’s Kyle Trask

January 12, 2021 admin 0

BY MATT BAKER TAMPA BAY TIMES/TNS – Florida quarterback Kyle Trask’s bid at Gators history fell short Tuesday night when Alabama receiver DeVonta Smith won the Heisman Trophy as college football’s most outstanding player. Trask was […]

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Bruins to Retire No. 22 jersey of Willie O’Ree, First Black Player in NHL

January 12, 2021 admin 0

By  The Boston Globe – The Bruins announced Tuesday that they will retire Willie O’Ree’s number 22 jersey prior to the team’s game against the New Jersey Devils on Feb. 18. “On behalf of the […]

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Sports World Sees Two Americas in Policing of DC Riot and Black Lives Matter Protests

January 11, 2021 admin 0

By Travis Caldwell and Jill Martin – (CNN) – After rioters stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday to protest Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory, players and coaches across American sports leagues voiced their concerns about what they witnessed […]

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Len Bias is Posthumously Going into the Hall of Fame

January 7, 2021 admin 0

THE BURTON WIRE — By  Nsenga K. Burton Ph.D. The internet is celebrating news that late basketball legend Len Bias will be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Bias leads a group of six players and […]

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